Evidence shows that active fluid and gas venting along fast-moving tectonic systems, such as the San Andreas Fault, create productive, unique and unexplored ecosystems.

An emerging fault system along the Nevada border is shaking up the tech industry’s latest frontier—and only a small group of scientists is paying attention.

An effort to map offshore portions of the San Andreas fault could help scientists better understand past earthquakes -- and the potential for future ones.

These maps can be used to generate detailed assessments for almost any possible earthquake scenario that might happen along the fault.

The 90-mile creeping section between San Juan Bautista and Parkfield hasn’t seen a big earthquake in the modern record. Scientists are intrigued.

This mulitbeam sonar image shows the San Andreas Fault cutting through the head of Noyo Canyon, offshore approximately 12 miles northwest of Fort Bragg, Calif.Courtesy of San Andreas Fault 2010 ...

One of the key factors in preparing for the “Big One,” the next massive earthquake in California, is estimating “slip rate,” the speed at which one side of the San Andreas Fault is moving past the ...

Earthquakes on the Puente Hills thrust fault could be particularly dangerous because the shaking would occur directly beneath LA's surface infrastructure.

A new study suggests an overlooked part of the San Andreas Fault, east of Los Angeles, is accumulating a lot of strain.

Fault along L.A., O.C. coast could unleash huge earthquake on scale of San Andreas, study shows An aerial view of the Palos Verdes Peninsula.